World Bank Group2014-09-082014-09-082014-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19975A development response to forced displacement in the Sahel requires a regional approach. Such an approach would have the benefits of being able to: (i) overcome challenges relating to cross--- border movements, (ii) obtain commitments by host governments to support the prospects of displaced from neighboring countries and (iii) facilitate common approaches, shared conceptualization and learning. A regional approach will be appropriate in the context of ECOWAS cooperation, as three of five countries suffering the heaviest displacement in the region are members of that organization, namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The purpose of this scoping study on forced displacement is to contribute towards the formulation of a regional policy framework for sustainable solutions to displacement and towards the substantiation of a development response. This study, undertaken jointly by UNHCR and the Global Program on Forced Displacement (GPFD) in the Social Development Department (SDV) of the World Bank in June 2013, indicates that the main development challenges for the displaced in the region.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENCE OF VIOLENCEACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTACCESS TO LANDACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO SERVICESACCESSIBILITYACCOUNTAFFECTED POPULATIONSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTARMED CONFLICTARMED VIOLENCEBASIC NEEDSBASIC SERVICESCAUSES OF DISPLACEMENTCHILDREN AT RISKCHRONIC POVERTYCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCLIMATE CHANGECOMMUNITIES OF ORIGINCONFLICT RESOLUTIONCONTEXTUAL FACTORSCOUNTRY OF ORIGINCRIMINAL ACTIVITYDEMOGRAPHIC GROWTHDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONSDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDIASPORADISEASESDISPLACED PEOPLEDISSEMINATIONDIVERSITYECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC STATUSEDUCATION FEESEDUCATIONAL SERVICESEMPLOYMENT CREATIONENCAMPMENTSETHNIC COMPOSITIONETHNIC DIVERSITYETHNIC GROUPETHNIC GROUPSEXPROPRIATIONFAMILIESFARMERSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLIESFORCED MOREGLOBAL POLICYHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH WORKERSHOST COMMUNITIESHOST COUNTRYHOST POPULATIONHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN TRAFFICKINGHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCEIMPACT OF CONFLICTIMPOVERISHMENTINCLUSIONINFLUX OF REFUGEESINTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONSINTERNATIONAL BORDERSLABOR MARKETLAND USELEARNINGLIMITED RESOURCESLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL POPULATIONLOSS OF ASSETSMARGINALIZATIONMASS MIGRATIONMEATMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION ISSUESMIGRATION PATTERNSMIGRATIONSMINORITYMITIGATIONMOBILITYMORTALITYNATIONAL BOUNDARIESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONALSNATURAL RESOURCESNOMADIC PASTORALISTSNOMADISMNOMADSNUTRITIONPEACEPLACES OF ORIGINPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION MOVEMENTPOPULATION MOVEMENTSPOPULATION TRENDPOPULATION TRENDSPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE SCHOOLSPROGRESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONREFUGEEREFUGEE CAMPSREFUGEE CHILDRENREFUGEE POPULATIONREFUGEE SITUATIONSREFUGEE STATUSREFUGEESREGIONAL POLICYRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRETURN OF REFUGEESRETURNEERETURNEESRULE OF LAWSAFETY NETSSCARCE RESOURCESSCHOOL AGESCHOOL CALENDARSCHOOLSSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DIFFERENCESSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL TENSIONSTEACHERSTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN MIGRATIONURBANIZATIONVICTIMSVIOLENCEVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOLUNTARY REPATRIATIONVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWARWATER RESOURCESYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT10.1596/19975